July 2025 Rates
Half yearly rate notices were issued on 22 July 2025, with a due date of 22 August 2025. View previous notices in MyCouncil.
Read more about July 2025 RatesHalf yearly rate notices were issued on 22 July 2025, with a due date of 22 August 2025. View previous notices in MyCouncil.
Read more about July 2025 RatesWatch our recycle right series and follow the simple tips to help you recycle correctly in your home.
Recycling is a simple way that you can make a difference towards a cleaner, greener and sustainable Sunshine Coast. By using your bins correctly, you can ensure:
Place recyclable items in your yellow lid bin loose with no bag.
Accepted material | Examples |
Paper/cardboard | Egg cartons, cereal boxes, envelopes, clean pizza boxes, junk mail, milk and juice cartons |
Aluminium | Soft drink cans, empty aerosol cans, aluminium foil and trays (scrunched into a ball) |
Steel | Empty food cans, empty aerosol cans (i.e. hairspray or air freshener) |
Glass | Pasta sauce jars, jam jars, kombucha bottles |
Plastic (bottles and containers only) | Yogurt tubs, milk bottles, margarine tubs, strawberry punnets, shampoo bottles |
Did you know aluminium cans are 100% recyclable? By recycling one aluminium can, we can save enough energy to power a TV for three hours.
Using your recycling bin makes a big difference. Its saves us time, energy and money to reuse Earth’s resources.
Follow our simple tips below to recycle right at home.
Rethink and avoid | While recycling is great, it is not our first choice. It is always best to avoid creating waste in the first place. |
Keep it clean | Make sure bottles and containers are empty of food and contents before placing in the bin. |
Keep it simple | Recyclables include items made from paper, cardboard, steel, aluminium, glass and plastic. Packaging items from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry including: Paper: newspaper, envelopes, magazines |
Keep it safe | Keep hazardous items like batteries out of your kerbside bins. Return them to a drop off point instead. |
Size does matter | The smallest size of an item for recycling is a yogurt tub. Anything else is too small and will fall through the cracks of the recycling machinery. |
For more helpful information and tips on recycling, read council’s recycling fact sheets: